Jing'an Temple, Shanghai

Jing'an Temple, Shanghai
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0371_Shanghai_Jing%27an_Temple_20090627.jpg
Author: Jakub Hałun


Jing'an Temple, or Temple of Tranquility, also written as Jing'ansi, is one of the most important temples in Shanghai, China. It is located in Nanjing West Road, in its namesake Jing'an District, across from Jing'an Park.

Jing'an Temple traces its history to the Three Kingdoms period, when the temple was built in AD 247 at Suzhou Creek, the river that pass through Shanghai. The temple was relocated to its present site in 1216.

Jing'an Temple, Shanghai
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jing%27an_Temple,Shanghai.JPG
Author: 螺钉


The present structures of Jing'an Temple dates back to the 1880's. The temple complex comprises three main halls, namely the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, the Hall of the Three Saints, and the Hall of the Virtuous Works.

Jing'an Temple suffered considerably during the Cultural Revolution, when it was forced to close. It was only opened in the recent decades when freedom of worship is relaxed, and once again it has become one of the busiest Buddhist temples in Shanghai.

How to reach Jing'an Temple

Take Line 2 or Line 7 of the Shanghai Metro to the Jing'an Si subway station.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

 Share your travels and/or ask a travel-related question

Join the Penang Travel Tips Facebook Group to share photos, tips and anything related to your travels, or ask travel-related questions.

Map of Roads in Penang

Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.

Discover with Timothy

Let me take you to explore and discover Penang through my series of walking tours on YouTube. You may use these videos as your virtual tour guide. At the beginning of each video, I provide the starting point coordinates which you may key into your GPS, Google Maps or Waze, to be navigated to where I start the walk, and use the video as your virtual tour guide.

Disclaimer

Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.

Songs about Penang

About this website

Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.